United States v. Dotterweich

United States v. Dotterweich
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 12, 1943
Decided November 22, 1943
Full case nameUnited States v. Dotterweich
Citations320 U.S. 277 (more)
64 S. Ct. 134; 88 L. Ed. 48; 1943 U.S. LEXIS 1100
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson · Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinions
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by Stone, Black, Douglas, Jackson
DissentMurphy, joined by Roberts, Reed, Rutledge
Laws applied
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

United States v. Dotterweich, 320 U.S. 277 (1943), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld strict, vicarious liability for the president of a company convicted of a public welfare offense.

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